Christmas markets open across Europe

December 3, 2012

Christkindlmarkts are a tradition sign of the Christmas season in Germany and beyond

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Visitors crowd the annual Christmas market at Gendarmenmarkt on its opening day on November 26, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Christmas markets, with their stalls selling mulled wine (Gluehwein), Christmas tree decorations and other delights, are an integral part of German Christmas tradition, and many of them opened across Germany today.

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Visitors crowd the annual Christmas market at Gendarmenmarkt on its opening day on November 26, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Christmas markets, with their stalls selling mulled wine (Gluehwein), Christmas tree decorations and other delights, are an integral part of German Christmas tradition, and many of them opened across Germany today.